Gateway to open school in UK

Gateway College, Colombo is looking at opening a fully-fledged international school in London.

Head of Sports, Gateway, Sunil Jayaweera said that they are already operating a nursery in London and would soon expand to be a comprehensive educational institution. “Gateway has already acquired buildings in London for this purpose,” he said.

Established in 1986, Gateway also carries out specialised programmes in association with strategic partners in the UK. Some of these educational programmes are currently being used in countries such as Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China.

Jayaweera said that the management would be also investing nearly Rs. 50 million for expansion of the college in Rajagiriya.

“This would include additional class rooms and a comprehensive sports complex,” he said. He said that construction of the sports complex would commence next month and would be completed by the end of the year.

He said that since the community does not have good recreation facilities they would introduce a club concept where adults could use the sports complex after school hours.

Every year teachers of Gateway are sent to the United Kingdom on teacher exchange programmes. They are provided with the opportunity to visit schools of excellence in the UK observing the British Curriculum in practice in the host country.

They return with a wealth of experience and exposure and are able to make improvements to the Teaching Learning Programmes. Gateway maintains teacher exchange programs with Tonbridge Girls Grammar School, Sutton High School and Aberdour School.

Gateway is currently working on an ambitious programme to further integrate ICT into teaching and learning. Founder R.I.T. Alles has been bestowed with the title “Sri Lanka Sikhamani” in the National Honours list.

He was also awarded a scholarship by the International Development Resource Center in Ottawa to study school systems in Singapore, Bangkok, India, Germany, UK, the States and Japan. Gateway has one of the largest branch networks with 33 centres spread across the country.

(SS)